[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47245-47246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13512]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-541]


In the Matter of Certain Power Supply Controllers and Products 
Containing Same; Issuance of a Limited Exclusion Order; Termination of 
the Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade

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Commission has issued a limited exclusion order in the above-captioned 
investigation directed against products of respondent System General 
Corporation (``SG'') of Taipei, Taiwan. The investigation is 
terminated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Walters, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-5468. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are 
or will be available for inspection during official business hours 
(8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. General information concerning the 
Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server at 
http://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be 
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information 
on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD 
terminal on (202) 205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 13, 2005, the Commission instituted 
this investigation, based on a complaint filed by Power Integrations, 
Inc. (``PI'') of San Jose, California. 70 FR 34149 (June 13, 2005). The 
complaint, as amended and supplemented, alleged violations of section 
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into 
the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the 
United States after importation of certain power supply controllers and 
products containing the same. The Commission determined that SG 
violated section 337 by reason of infringement of claims 1, 3, 5, and 6 
of United States Patent No. 6,351,398 (``the '398 patent'') and claims 
26 and 27 of United States Patent No. 6,538,908 (``the '908 patent''). 
The Commission requested written submissions from the parties relating 
to the appropriate remedy, whether the statutory public interest 
factors preclude issuance of that remedy, and the amount of bond to be 
imposed during the Presidential review period. All parties filed 
written submissions.
    Having reviewed the record in this investigation, including the 
written submissions of the parties, the Commission has made its 
determination on the issues of remedy, the public interest, and 
bonding. The Commission has determined that the appropriate form of 
relief is a limited exclusion order prohibiting the unlicensed entry of 
power supply controllers that infringe one or more of claims 1, 3, 5, 
and 6 of the '398 patent or claims 26 and 27 of the '908 patent and 
that are manufactured by or on behalf of SG, its affiliated companies, 
parents, subsidiaries, licensees, contractors, or other related 
business entities, or successors or assigns. The Commission has also 
determined to prohibit the unlicensed entry of LCD computer monitors, 
AC printer adapters, and sample/demonstration boards containing such 
infringing power supply controllers.
    The Commission further determined that the public interest factors 
enumerated in section 337(d)(1) (19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1)) do not preclude 
issuance of the limited exclusion order. Finally, the Commission 
determined that the amount of bond to permit temporary importation 
during the Presidential review period (19 U.S.C. 1337(j)) shall be in 
the amount of thirty-eight (38) cents per power supply controller 
circuit or LCD computer monitor, AC printer adapter, or sample/
demonstration board containing the same that are subject to the order. 
The Commission's order was delivered to the President and the United 
States Trade Representative on the day of its issuance.
    The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and 
in section 210.50 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 
(19 CFR 210.50).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: August 11, 2006.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E6-13512 Filed 8-15-06; 8:45 am]
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